Failure Is Not an Option

by Alan M. Blankstein

For our children, for our future: failure is never an option! How did a tough, "D" school in Brooklyn that was about to be closed down become an "A" school in less than 3 years? How did a large school district in the Midwest use data to drive effective school improvement that led 15 of their 88 schools to make AYP for the first time? How are entire nations like Finland ensuring smooth leadership transition and capacity to sustain student success? Five years, 200,000 readers, and one national award after Failure Is Not an Option(r) was first published, Alan M. Blankstein has documented how educators have closed gaps, turned schools around, and sustained overall success. With contributions from Pedro A. Noguera, Andy Hargreaves, and Dean Fink, this book outlines the who, what, and how of becoming a high-performing school and learning community, shows how to avoid ten common routes to failure, provides double the resources, includes many new case stories and examples, and offers new emphasis on: diversity assessment for learning, intervention and support for students at risk, and schooling as a community endeavor involving families. The second edition of Failure Is Not an Option(r) tells more than the story it gives all the specifics, the tools, the insights, and the processes that others have used to ensure that success is the ONLY opt

288 pages, ebook

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Susan Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it! Sustainable suggestions on school improvement via collaboration and growth mindset from within. Offers common sense solutions to difficult school issues.